Send a high priority message to
the chat room. An alert message will be displayed within the group
chat client using a different color (usually red) for emphasis. It
will also, depending up on the users preferences, be announce by a
bell, chime, or other sound effect. Users must first successfully
join a chat room to initiate the session before a message can be
sent.

Send a story message to the
chat room. Story messages are generally used for sending
long-format chat messages. They are displayed in the group chat
client as a one-line message, on which the title of the story
appears as a clickable link. When selected, the entire content of
the message is displayed in a dialog box. Users must first
successfully join a chat room to initiate the session before a
message can be sent.